Alfred Arthur "Rooster" Kohl

Alfred A. “Rooster” Kohl, 87, passed away December 2, 2016.

He was born January 5, 1929 in Harrold TX to Albert and Bertha Kohl.
Alfred was preceded in death by his parents, Albert G. and Bertha Lutz Kohl; infant son, George Paul Kohl; nephew, Johnny Collins; Sister & Brother-In-Law, Earline & Joe Niedermayer.
Alfred is survived by his loving wife, Rosemary of Fort Worth – married 62 years October 11, 2016; daughter Pam and husband, JD Slater of Haslet; son, Pat and wife, Lori Kohl of San Angelo; brother, Carroll and wife, Leighrene Kohl of Big Spring; brother-in-law, Gerald & wife, Cil Weisenfels of Arlington; sister-in-law, Loretta Corder of Northglen, Colorado; grandchildren, Kristin Murray of Haslet, Amanda Murray of Fort Worth, Jordan Kohl and Kolton Kohl of San Angelo; step grandchildren, Colby and wife, Jody Slater of Abilene, Dylan Slater of Colorado City, Nathan and wife, Stacy Slater of Colorado City; step great-grandchildren, Ayden Slater and Paxton Slater of Colorado City; nephews and nieces , Thomas Kohl and wife, Lori and their children of Tolar, Angela Newton and husband, Billy and their children of Coahoma, Glenda Ramsey and husband, Scott and their children of Wichita Falls, Dana Rodriguez and her children of Big Spring, Gerry Weisenfels and wife, Shannon and their children of Midland, Tammie Foster and husband, David and their children of Iowa Park, Sonny Collins and wife, Jo and their children of Electra.

Alfred “Rooster” graduated from Harrold High School. In 1946, he joined the armed forces and served as a Sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington State before being honorably discharged in 1950.

He was a policeman in the city of Electra before moving to Snyder in 1954 where he worked as a Patrolman (Policeman) with the city from, May 24, 1954 to July 1, 1964. While a Patrolman, he was promoted to Police Captain in October 1963 and served in that capacity until transferring to the Fire Department with the rank of Lieutenant on July 1, 1964. On August 1, 1964 he took the position of Fire Chief and Arson Investigator until August 4, 1982. During these years, Alfred also served as the Director of City Operations under the direction of City Manager George Patterson, from November 15, 1971 until he retired in 1984. After 1984, Alfred worked for Price Construction of Big Spring and then at County Precinct #2 for Scurry County from 1991-1997.

During Alfred’s career he attended various Fire Academy Trainings at Texas A&M and in Lubbock. On June 11, 1969, he and other firemen were awarded 2nd Place in the Men’s Pumper Races State Fireman’s And Fire Marshal’s Association of Texas in McAllen Texas. In 1973, he received the Outstanding Fireman’s award from the Snyder Fire Department. He was also the recipient of the Melvin Newton Award in 1998 and 2004 at the City of Snyder’s Annual Fireman’s Thanksgiving Banquet.

Alfred was also an active member of St Elizabeth Catholic Church and participated in their annual Sausage Festival for many years. In 1978 and 1979 he enjoyed coaching the Snyder Little League Baseball Giants and he also enjoyed hunting, fishing and coin collecting.

A funeral mass is scheduled for Saturday, January 7, 2017 at St Elizabeth Catholic Church, 3005 Ave A, Snyder, TX at 2:00 pm. Visitation will following at the Church Hall. The inurnment at Mt Carmel Cemetery in Punkin Center, TX will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the St Elizabeth Catholic Church in memory of Alfred Kohl.

Funeral Arranged by: Lucas Funeral Home in Keller (817)753-6800